Post anchor



Septn 1s, 192s.

S. SMILEY, JR

Pos1 ANCHOR Filed March 5, 1928 'allllil i Vrbilil Y u,

Patented Sept. 18, 1928.

y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL SMILEY, JR., 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 THE GLOBE-WERNICKE -COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

POST ANCHOR.

Application led March 5, 1928. Serial No. 259,069.

lThis invention relates to the mounting of posts ofthat tvpe incorporated in railings. etc., andis particularly directed to the construction-of an improved anchoring device for securing the base. oi a post to the Hoor. The anchoring device herein concerned is lused in combination with fabricated posts gagement of the base mould or monping SYD l short of the post. Anv tvpe of. anchoring element which would extend outwardly from the base would be very unsatisfactorv and would compel special mould strip cutting or .notching at the point where brought up to the post.

Tt is an obiect of. this invention to provide a post Yanchor which embodies a flat hase fiance adapted for engagement with the floor and which does not proiect from bevond the outlinepf the post. being complet-eli.' concealed from the vision by the parts making up the post. and thus non-interfering with a. continuous mould base strip arranged in relation to the bases of the posts in a railincr or wall construction.

Another obiect is to provide an anchor ot this nature of sulicient height. which is so formed as to provide integral attachment lugs at a pluralityy of elevations and to permit the use of a plurality ot tic rods ext-ending between the post top and the anchor in diagonally related corners of the post. each tie rod laterally braced and trussed b v engagement within the horizontally spaced lugs so as to staunchly secure the post in uprightposition.

Another object is to provide an anchor element of the previously described nature which is light in weight and casiv to manufacture.

Further objects and advantages will be 'ly a flat attachment surface.

more fully set forth in a description of the :wcompanvin'sv drawings. forming a part of this specification. in which:

Figure 1 is a `side elevation of a post embodying vthe improved type of anchorage means.

FigureQ is a side elevation of the post. the view taken at right angles to Figure L'certam portions of the post broken away to disclose the anchorage means.

Fi gure 3 is a sectional view taken on line Figure 1. showing the fabricated post 1n cross section and illustrating the arrangement of the tie lrods vand the floor bolts at the base. of the post anchor. l Figure 4 is a top plan view of the complet-e post.

Figure 5 is a side elevation the post anch or removed from the post structure. certain portions being broken away to illustrate the formation thereof.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the anchor shown in Figure v5.

The views of the drawing serve to disclose a concrete example of one embodiment ot' the subiect matter though not intended as a limitation on the claims unless expressly related thereto. i

Referring to Figures 5 and 6 of the drawings. the construction of the post anchor element is as follows:

The element is preferably cast to provide an integral structure. The `general cross sectional configuration of this anchor element l is rectangular. Regarded in a side elevation, it is made up ot a base flange 2 and upwardlv extending side flanges 3 which may be referred to as the arms of a U when regarded in combination with the base 2. Regarded from a direction at right angles to the toregoing appearance.l the anchor presents mere- Between the arms of the U-shaped arrangement of the tiangres are horizontally disposed lugs 4. These lugs are of considerable height for bracing and attachment purposes hereinafter described.

Regarding one of these lugs in detail it may he said to consist of bosses 5 extending from diagonally opposing corners of the rectangular structure and connected by a rib 6 extending therebetween diagonally in relation to the rectangle. The boss portions of these lugs are provided with vertical apertures 7forrthe'introductionfofitiefrods therethrough, `and 'thelugs are spaced apart in horizontal relation for the purpose of bracing the tie rods extending therethrough. The side arms 3 otLtiieU-shaped arrangement of flanges are eachprovided'witha plurality of tapped apertures 8 for the securance of .the side walls of a post thereto, whereas thepost flange is apertured as.at .Qioiutlieinsertion of floor engaging screws downwardly throughthe same. A

Regardingrthe .post anchor asntilized in. a itorm of environment .and .referring .to .the remaining views ofthe drawing, thepost'ot .fabricated form lis .indicated generally-at l0. A pair of side channels ll-ll makingnp .the bodyof :the ,post are .secured .to .thez-side v'flangesxnarms- 3 .o .the anchor element by means if V.screws ..12 `traversing .apertures in the channels and .threaded -into -the :tapped .Mles .in .the :flangesofiheanchor element l. llfhe :web flanges 13 of .the channel -irons ll-ll oveizhang ,the edgesnftheanchonarm `flanges .3. .The .channel irons -in :suitable lengths extend upwardly -from the Lanchor .the-heightfof.th'e.rail nrthe wallinto .which they are incorporated.

.'Ih.e,p.ost :illustrated is of a typensedzin a `railing structure, .and .is t.pro'vided .with .a -square capl seated on .the itqp .of the .channel irons. This capis helddown against the .tops of :the channel irons 'by means of tie bolts 15,*having their heads 16 engaging the .top surface .of the-.cap mndextending downwardly-.through .the.bosses-5 'tormed in the -anchor element.

*By .thearrangement .of i bosses provided, ra pair of tiebolts 15-1'5 are usedin diagonallyopposing corners of the 5post,`these tie bolts .being provided with .nuts 1.7 .threaded on their lower ends engagingthexunder sides of the-lo.werni0st bosses.

Dueto .the.dir.ectupward .shearing strains beingapplied .tothe-.lower bosses, they are accordinglyanadeotgreater height than the aipper bosses, .the .upper lbosses functioning .to .laterally :brace .the -tie bolts fextending .tlieizethron gh .and thereby .to render `the post .attachment -tothe anchor anuch more stable .asna..consequence of .this two ,point engage- ,m'ent .The .postzcap may .beprovided with any.arrangeinent .of .upstanding llanges as indicated .at .18, .these :flanges .beingr provided wvithmpertures 'forrsecuring rail menibers thereof. Spacer-channels l'9.are.provided.at ,intervals :along the .length of the post. above the anchor element. These spacer channels :have .their .body langeQO horizontally -dis- 2posedyand.the .websQl-.thereof secured to the `.inner sidesothe .websothegpost main channels by means of spot welding, etc. AThe channel iron elements making up the post eX- tend to the l'loor line to completely enclose the anchor element.

The anchor element is secured to the floor by. means of coach. screws22.passing through thebase flange 2.and screwed intothe floor. The sides of the post opposite to the side occupied by the channel irons are open for the `purpose fof 'inserting l"the Jcoach screws and drawin'g'up 'the tie bltnsthese sides, of course, being later filled out or covered by the remainder of the post construction. The .coach .screws are .disposed in the diagonally opposite corners opposing the corners occuzpiedby .the tie .bolts By this anchor .con- Simenon, the @hanna lnon a rights `ori-the post mark the 4base contigura ionthered'fz'so Athat the anchorage `for the po s't"in n'o Wayintereres with any structure which may-be l .brought u p to the'base o'tlie'p'ost,

Having described. myinve'ntion, I clan'r:

.LA device for anchoring thelbase 'o'f la pest to a lfloor, coniipiisindgfan elementhaving a'base for attachment to the -floor2 side-flanges extending upwardly from 'opposite 'sides of said base, and .ap'lura'lity o`f s paceli'horizontally disposed lugsjoining said siilellanges, :said side flanges adapted to attahandsupportpost uprights, and saidJugsprviHinga ,plurality point .attachment 'for bracing Ethe lower ends of vertical tiebf'ilts "drawn up'be- .tween the xpost top.and the anchor element.

2. A device for lanchoring the 1base 'of a xpost tofa'tloor, comprising an lementhaving .-a'base vflange of rectangu r :outline forattachment to the'floor, s'ide flanges extending upwardly from opposite sides dfisaidbase flange, said element providing'uriiterrupted outer surfaces for'permitting the exteris'ionofV post nprightsto theilloor'lineyand'imeans for securing.tlie`lower ends o`f'po's't'tie'blts, eX- tending longitudinally o`f'thepos`t,to the'anclior element.

3. A device for .anchoingthe'base 'of 'a ,post to a. .'loor, comprising," a' U-'shaped "lement, 'the arms o't' the U-'shaped lements .constituting uprights, 'said element 'o'f'fre'ctangular cross sectional general odtline,'a

plurality of horizontally 'spaced bosses, the

bosses in. the sameplane 'formedindiagonally oppositecorners of the element and connected by a diagonal rib, a,post structure adaptedto .be attached to and extend to 'the floor `line, surrounding the element, and tie bolts lsecured .from the top ofthe post structure'and traversing the plurality of vertically aligned horizontally spaced 4bosses ito.provideplurality point. attachmentand envagemerit 0'f` the lower ends of the tie' bolts and a`lateral'bra'cing thereof.

.4. Agpos't construction, comprising,'an anchor element "having Ja l'floor engaging "base 'flange ot rectangular outline, a pair 'of flanges extending upwardly from opposite sides of said'baselange,"a plurality-'of hori- 'I ll) zontall spaced lugs formed between said upwar 1y extending flanges, each lug comprisinlgr bosses disposed in diagonally opposite corners of the anchor element and connected by a rib, a pair of channel iron post 10 lowermost edge of the anchor element, and

a pair of tie bolts drawn up between the upper ends of the uprghts and the lower surface of the lowermost bosses, said tie bolts traversing the plurality of lug bosses for pro viding a. plurality point-engagement of the lower ends of the tie bolts, thereby bracing' the post.

In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name.

SAMUEL SMILEY, JR. 

